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Platform quirks
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   This section is dedicated to the sanity of the libtool maintainers.
It describes the programs that libtool uses, how they vary from system
to system, and how to test for them.

   Because libtool is a shell script, it can be difficult to understand
just by reading it from top to bottom.  This section helps show why
libtool does things a certain way.  Combined with the scripts
themselves, you should have a better sense of how to improve libtool, or
write your own.

References

Finding more information.

Compilers

Creating object files from source files.

Reloadable objects

Binding object files together.

Multiple dependencies

Removing duplicate dependant libraries.

Archivers

Programs that create static archives.